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Jamaica, Kingston
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The school runs social-emotional wellness programs including Second Step and Strategies of Success.
Student Support Services provides Learning Support, English Language development (EAL), and enrichment; it supports students with mild learning difficulties, English Language Learners, and gifted students. It develops individualized programs; SSS does not support behavioral needs.
The English as an Additional Language (EAL) program provides individualized language education that enables EAL students to access the curriculum and work toward fluency for college. The program uses WIDA from PreK–12 to assess language growth, co-teaches and co-plans, communicates with EAL parents, and reports progress quarterly. It offers testing accommodations, extra time, and small-group instruction, with pull-out and push-in sessions.
Social Emotional Wellness is integrated across the curriculum. The Student Support Team includes Deborah Valentine (Student Support Director), Michelle Luck (MS/HS Student Support), Marie Reynolds (ES Counselor), Sophia Williams (ES Student Support), Lisa Vickers (EAL), Chad Lambert. Marie Reynolds serves as the Elementary and Middle School Counselor, supporting students socially and emotionally.
The school has established child safeguarding policies and security protocols.
Founded in 1994, the American International School of Kingston (AISK) is a premier, co-educational independent day school located in the well-established Kingston 6 district of Jamaica. Serving nearly 300 students from ages 3 to 18, AISK provides a highly rigorous, U.S.-based educational framework. The curriculum is deeply rooted in international standards and culminates in the prestigious International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme for its graduating classes. Students benefit from flexible academic pathways, allowing them to simultaneously earn a U.S. High School Diploma and the IB Diploma. Widely recognized as a pioneer in digital education, AISK delivers instruction in a 1:1 digital device environment supported by state-of-the-art facilities. With an exceptional college counseling program, vibrant arts and athletics, and mandatory community service, AISK consistently prepares its globally-minded students to gain admission to top-tier universities worldwide.
